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William Melborne Crane 1818–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jun 1818

Birth Location: Cambridge Eng

Death Date: 13 Jul 1905

Death Location: Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia

Father: James Crane

Mother: Sarah Ridgewell

Spouse(s): Sarah Crane

Children(s): Archer Crane, John Crane, Walter Crane, Philip Crane, Sarah (Gleeson), James Crane, George Crane, Sarah Crane, Andrew Crane

In 1818, William Melborne Crane entered the world in Cambridge Eng, born to James Crane And Sarah Ridgewell. William Melborne Crane married Sarah Ann Crane, and had children including Alfred Crane, Andrew Crane, Archer Crane, Charolette Crane, Clara Martha Alice Crane, George William Crane, James W Crane, John T Crane, Louisa Crane, Mary E Crane, Philip Crane, Sarah Ann Crane, Sarah Ann Crane Gleeson, Walter Crane. William Melborne Crane passed away in 1905 in Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1818, William Melborne Crane entered the world in Cambridge Eng, born to James Crane And Sarah Ridgewell.
  • William Melborne Crane married Sarah Ann Crane, and had children including Alfred Crane, Andrew Crane, Archer Crane, Charolette Crane, Clara Martha Alice Crane, George William Crane, James W Crane, John T Crane, Louisa Crane, Mary E Crane, Philip Crane, Sarah Ann Crane, Sarah Ann Crane Gleeson, Walter Crane.
  • William Melborne Crane passed away in 1905 in Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Crane
1791–1869
Birth Location: Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
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Sarah Ridgewell
1794–1851
Birth Location: Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
SR

Spouses(s)

Sarah Crane
1824–1912
Birth Location: Impington, Cambridgeshire, England
SC

Children(s)

Archer Crane
1853–1934
Birth Location: Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England
AC
John Crane
1866–1885
Birth Location: Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
JC
Walter Crane
1864–1948
Birth Location: Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
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Philip Crane
1859–1935
Birth Location: Gosford Shire, New South Wales, Australia
PC
Sarah (Gleeson)
1858–1894
Birth Location: Gosford, Gosford City Council, New South Wales, Australia
S(
James Crane
1856–1928
Birth Location: Gosford, Gosford City Council, New South Wales, Australia
JC
George Crane
1849–1934
Birth Location: Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
GC
Sarah Crane
1858–1894
Birth Location: Gosford,Narara Creek,NSW,Australia
SC
Andrew Crane
1851–1903
Birth Location: Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England
AC

William Crane's Ancestors

Self
William Crane
1818–1905
Birth Place: Cambridge Eng
Parents
James Crane
1791–1869
Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
Sarah Ridgewell
1794–1851
Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
James (Crane) (Bottisham
1759–1818
Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England
Elizabeth Archer
–1816
Joseph Ridgewell
1752–1825
of Debden, Essex, Eng.
Mary Wright
1751–
Great-Grandparents
Rayment Cambridge)
1717–1765
Mary Wallis
1721–1784
Catherine ROGERS
1729–
William Ridgewell
1730–
William Dennis
1726–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Crane
1695–1727

William Crane's Descendants

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William (Melborne) Crane (7 Jun 1818–13 Jul 1905) m. Sarah (Ann) Crane (1824–25 DEC 1912)
  1. 1. Archer Crane 1853–1934 m. Ellen Martin 1856–1919
    1. 1. Archer (Joseph) Crane 1879–1934 m. Edith (Emily) Parsons 1880–1941
      1. 1. Frederick (Archer) Crane 1908–1968 m. Bessie Orman 1889–1977
        1. 1. Pamela (Edith) Crane 1934–2018 m. Kenneth (Harry) Cowling 1928–2016
      2. 2. Ivy (May) Crane 1906–1957
      3. 3. Hilton (Henry) Crane 1912–1981
      4. 4. Stanley (J) Crane 1911–1911
    2. 2. Ellen Crane 1896–1991 m. Andrew Faulds 1895–1988
    3. 3. George Crane 1883–1884
    4. 4. William Crane 1891–1967 m. Maud Pugh 1884–1960
  2. 2. John (T) Crane 1866–1885
  3. 3. Walter Crane 1864–1948
  4. 4. Philip Crane 1859–1935 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Kay 1855–1937
    1. 1. William (James) Crane 1890–1954
    2. 2. John (Thomas) Crane 1889–1961
    3. 3. Hector (Philip) Crane 1892–1917
    4. 4. Carmen (Emma Ann) Crane 1887–1960
    5. 5. George (Robert) Crane 1894–1917
    6. 6. Dorna Crane 1896–1975
  5. 5. Sarah (Ann Crane) (Gleeson) 1858–1894 m. Daniel Gleeson 1851–1914
    1. 1. Cecilia (Elizabeth) Gleeson 1882–1966
    2. 2. Mary Gleeson 1879–1934
    3. 3. Timothy Gleeson 1885–1952
    4. 4. Ivy (May) Gleeson 1886–1976
    5. 5. Henry (Daniel) Gleeson 1888–1968
    6. 6. John (Thomas) Gleeson 1890–1978
    7. 7. Maude Gleeson 1892–1892
    8. 8. Louise Gleeson 1892–1967
    9. 9. Sarah (Anne) Gleeson 1881–1958
    10. 10. William Gleeson 1884–1956
    11. 11. John (T) Gleeson 1890–1974
    12. 12. Henry (David) Gleeson 1888–
  6. 6. James (W) Crane 1856–1928
    1. 1. Heta (Aileen) Crane 1914–
  7. 7. George (William) Crane 1849–1934 m. Elizabeth (Mary) Chapman 1867–1949
    1. 1. Eliza Crane 1891–1929
    2. 2. Ellen ((Nell)) Crane 1905–1988
    3. 3. Mary (Ann) Crane 1884–1968
    4. 4. Louisa (Maud (Lou)) Crane 1896–1966
    5. 5. George (William) Crane 1886–1941
    6. 6. Thomas (Walter (Tom)) Crane 1894–1982
    7. 7. Archer ((Pat)) Crane 1902–1982
    8. 8. Edwin (Henry (Ted)) Crane 1900–1978
    9. 9. Irene (Elizabeth (Renee)) Crane 1910–1945
    10. 10. Elizabeth (Sarah) Crane 1890–1976
    11. 11. Emily (Grace) Crane –1963
  8. 8. Sarah (Ann) Crane 1858–1894 m. Daniel Gleeson 1851–1914
    1. 1. Cecilia (Elizabeth) Gleeson 1882–1966 m. William (Samuel) Swadling 1870–1943
      1. 1. Roy (Henry) Swadling 1905–1971
      2. 2. Grace (Cecilia) Swadling 1926–2004
      3. 3. William (Keith (Billy)) Swadling 1906–1999
      4. 4. Alfred (Edward) Swadling 1909–1989
    2. 2. John (T) Gleeson 1890–
    3. 3. Maude Gleeson 1892–
    4. 4. Louisa Gleeson 1892–
    5. 5. Mary Gleeson 1879–1934
    6. 6. Sarah (Ann) Gleeson 1880–1958
    7. 7. William Gleeson 1884–1956
    8. 8. Ivy (May) Gleeson 1886–1976
    9. 9. Henry (Daniel) Gleeson 1888–1968
    10. 10. Timothy Gleeson 1885–1959
  9. 9. Andrew Crane 1851–1903

William Crane's Timeline

7 Records

1817
2 Feb 1817
William Melborne Crane was baptized in Willingham, Cambridgeshire, England
Willingham, Cambridgeshire, England
1818
7 Jun 1818
Birth of William Melborne Crane in Cambridge Eng
Cambridge Eng
1818
18 NOV 1818
William Melborne Crane was baptized in Histon, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Histon, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1818
18 NOV 1818
William Melborne Crane was christened in Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
1847
22 Dec 1847
Age 29
William Melborne Crane was married in Impington Cambridge, England
Impington Cambridge, England
1851
1851
Age 33
William Melborne Crane resided here in Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
1905
13 Jul 1905
Age 87
Death of William Melborne Crane in Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia
Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1818
    Event Place: Cambridge Eng
    Record Source: Wyong, New South Wales, Australia, Headstone Images, 1800-2020

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1817
    Event Place: Willingham, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 NOV 1818
    Event Place: Histon, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 18 NOV 1818
    Event Place: Histon, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1847
    Event Place: Impington Cambridge, England
    Record Source: Wyong, New South Wales, Australia, Headstone Images, 1800-2020

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1759; Folio: 63; Page: 20; GSU roll: 193649-193650

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1854
    Event Place: Brisbane
    Record Source: Queensland, Australia, Passenger Lists, 1848-1912, Queensland State Archives; Registers of Immigrant Ships' Arrivals; Series: Series ID 13086; Roll: M1696

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cambridge, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1905
    Event Place: Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Wyong, New South Wales, Australia, Headstone Images, 1800-2020
    [2] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Nsw Pioneer Index - Federation Series 1889-1918

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Wyong, New South Wales, Australia, Headstone Images, 1800-2020
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